Total Crime Rate
105.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eltham Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eltham Page , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eltham Hill (SE9 5SY) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Eltham Page average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eltham Hill (SE9 5SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queenscroft Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keynsham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince John Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsfeld Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lionel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lionel Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knockholt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knockholt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Froissart Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince John Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince John Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queenscroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eltham Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloxam Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keynsham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vandyke Cross | Under investigation |
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